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Climbs for Beginning Trad??
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:21 pm
by b_kosina
My friends and I are just starting to Trad climb. We’ve taken a course, have our gear, and are ready to practice some *easy* routes on real rock.
Does anyone have any suggestions for where to start? Ideally, we’d like to get comfortable on 5.4 and 5.5 routes, and if there are several Trad routes concentrated in 1 area, that would be best. We regularly climb 5.9 & 5.10 sport.
Thanks!
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:42 pm
by rhunt
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 6:44 pm
by captain static
Fortress Wall would be a good place to start. Options in the 5.4 to 5.5 range include American Crack, Route 48, and The Turret. If you are climbing 5.9 - 5.10 sport it shouldn't take you too long to move up to the 5.6 - 5.7 range. The advanced search feature on this site is a good way to find route options within a certain range.
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 7:34 pm
by LittleMonkeyMojo
Fortress Wall. And don't believe the rating of 5.2 or 5.3 which you might find there.
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:56 pm
by haas
if you can climb 5.7 sport, try the 5.3 line next to C Sharp, B Flat at Roadside. It's not in the online guidebook, but it's in the printed one. If you can't finish the 5.3 or get sketched, run up C Sharp and get your gear on rappell. The two routes share the same anchors.
Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 11:35 pm
by buffalo2
Hey just out of curiousity - where did you find a trad climbing course?
Guessing New River Gorge?
Were you satisfied with it?
Thanks
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:09 am
by marathonmedic
Not in the online guidebook you say? Hmm. Ray?
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:28 am
by SCIN
It is now. Thanks.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 3:27 am
by marathonmedic
Cool. Just trying to keep you on your toes. Thx.
Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:05 pm
by dhoyne
buffalo2 wrote:Hey just out of curiousity - where did you find a trad climbing course?
Guessing New River Gorge?
Were you satisfied with it?
Thanks
I took one in Joshua Tree -- absolutely worth every penny.